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HyLight

Active · Unmanned airships for inspecting our critical assets

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 17
  • team of 37Team size · YC's directory+8.2
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • 3 programsMore than one program · this site+3
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

OtherReachShared: long range, energy, climateYC S15San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquiredTalyn AirShared: long range, climate, droneYC W20Los AngelesStartup →OtherKairox SystemsShared: long range, aerospace, droneYC F26San FranciscoStartup →OtherSplash Inc.Shared: critical asset, long, autonomousYC W25Los AngelesStartup →
Companies closest to HyLight
Company
ReachShared: long range, energy, climateYC S15ActiveOther
Talyn AirShared: long range, climate, droneYC W20AcquiredOther
Kairox SystemsShared: long range, aerospace, droneYC F26ActiveOther
Splash Inc.Shared: critical asset, long, autonomousYC W25ActiveOther

Adjacent

OtherBeyond AeroShared: hydrogen energy, aerospace, rangeYC W22ToulouseStartup →OtherStable SecurityShared: critical infrastructureNeoStartup →OtherFliteworksShared: critical infrastructure, droneNeoStartup →OtherNomadicShared: power line, drone, inspectionGoogle AI for Energy 2026GermanyStartup →AIAcquiredPowerXShared: energy, climate, dataYC W20New York CityStartup →
Companies next to HyLight
Company
Beyond AeroShared: hydrogen energy, aerospace, rangeYC W22ActiveOther
Stable SecurityShared: critical infrastructureNeo Not statedOther
FliteworksShared: critical infrastructure, droneNeo Not statedOther
NomadicShared: power line, drone, inspectionGoogle AI for Energy 2026Not statedOther
PowerXShared: energy, climate, dataYC W20 +1AcquiredAI

Also from S23

All of S23
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Company
Orbio EarthTracking methane emissions with satellitesteam of 6ActiveAI, Data
diliAutomating Compliance for Constructionteam of 15led by KhoslaActiveAI
GuacAI-powered forecasting & replenishment for groceryteam of 7hiringActiveAI
AccendAI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechsteam of 182 programsActiveAI
AgentCollectB2B debt collection powered by AI agentsteam of 42ActiveAI
AglideConnect every disconnected app to your SSO.team of 6hiringActiveAI

Programs

Programs HyLight went through
ProgramCohortSource
Y CombinatorS23YC Page
Google for Startups AcceleratorAI for Energy 2026Google Page
Berkeley SkyDeckBatch 14SkyDeck Page

About HyLight

HyLight builds and operates the HyLighters. Our autonomous airships for long range monitoring. We focus on critical infrastructure inspections: - detecting methane leaks on pipelines. - defects & vegetation risks on power lines. - defects & vegetation risks on railways. Our innovation, the HyLighter, is a crossover between drone and airship technology. Like a drone, it is easily controllable and transportable. And, like an airship, it is extremely energy-efficient, enabling it to fly for up to 10 hours at slow speed (22mph) for optimal data collection which represents a range of 220miles. Today, energy infrastructure operators struggle with conducting inspections that are simultaneously: massive and precise. HyLight offers a solution to precisely detect issues on the infrastructure at an industrial scale, and all of this without emitting GHGs. We are 3 co-founders experienced in hardware and energy companies with Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Business from the best Engineering and Business School in France. We have manufactured 20 HyLighter and are deploying across Europe.

YC batch
S23 · Summer 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
37
Location
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Hydrogen Energy, B2B, Climate, Energy, Aerospace

HyLight in S23: 220 companies, 78% AI

HyLight: questions

Which YC batch was HyLight in?

HyLight was in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch (S23).

Which accelerators did HyLight go through?

HyLight is listed by Y Combinator (S23), Google for Startups Accelerator (AI for Energy 2026), Berkeley SkyDeck (Batch 14).

Is HyLight still active?

Y Combinator lists HyLight as active.

Where is HyLight based?

HyLight lists Paris, Île-de-France, France as its location on YC's directory.